SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Aerospace training may start soon at Paine Field
The Herald, August 31, 2009 (Edmonds CC)
http://www.enterprisenewspapers.com/article/20090831/BIZ/708319941/0/ETPZONELT
Technicality in tuition program cuts off help for Iraq war widow
Spokesman Review, August 31, 2009 (Spokane CC)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/aug/31/her-own-battle/
Region in brief: Community college waives tuition for veteran’s widow
Spokesman Review, September 1, 2009 (Spokane CC)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/sep/01/in-brief-community-college-waives-tuition-for/
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Getting it Right: Is Online Learning REALLY Better?
Washington Post, The Answer Sheet Blog, September 1, 2009
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/getting-it-right/getting-it-right-is-online-lea.html
Students and Businesses Demand More Training in Job Skills
Some college experts say that more institutions will start looking like the University of Phoenix, with job-focused courses aimed at working adults.
Chronicle of Higher Education, August 31, 2009
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It Pays to Be Nimble: New Majors at Community Colleges
Four-year institutions may be slow to develop new majors, but two-year colleges excel at creating new certificates and degrees, typically in response to local work-force needs.
Chronicle of Higher Education, August 31, 2009
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5 College Majors On the Rise
Growing fields include service science, health informatics, computational science, sustainability, and public health.
Chronicle of Higher Education, August 31, 2009
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Some Buildings Not Living Up to Green Label
New York Times, August 31, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/science/earth/31leed.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Community College Will Let Donors Restore Courses
Inside Higher Ed, August 31, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/08/31/qt#206883
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Dear Legislator. Never mind.
CrossCut, September 01, 2009
http://crosscut.com/2009/09/01/washington-legislature/19204/
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